The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday said it believes that “cruel, inhumane and possibly illegal treatment” by the police of 18-year-old rape complainant, Tonika Calder led to her subsequent suicide.
As the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue road expansion project nears completion, additional sums will be required, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday disclosed during a visit to the site.
The section of Merriman Mall where fruits and vegetables are sold was yesterday cleaned up in a campaign spearheaded by the City Council’s Solid Waste Department.
With the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) 21st Biennial Delegates Congress just days away, contender for the office of Party Leader Dr Richard Van West-Charles is hoping for a transparent process as the Party, for the first time, conducts simultaneous elections across the country.
The assault charges against the trio who were accused of attacking Tiffany Hinds, a teacher of St Agnes Primary in an incident that stemmed from a fight involving two pupils, were yesterday dismissed in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Aiming for underground mining by mid next year, Zijin Mining Company has embarked on infrastructural works, Director of Cor-porate Office, Compliance, and Government Relations, Ragunauth Ramsaroop said.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday opened its doors to the people of Region #8, with a new sub-office located in Mahdia at one of the Regional Democratic Council’s (RDC) buildings.
A five-year-old boy is among Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities.
This was reported by the Ministry of Health in a press release which stated that two more deaths were reported and this increased the country’s total fatalities to 994.
The body of a twenty-one-year-old construction worker was yesterday pulled from the Hope Canal on the East Coast of Demerara by a party of policemen after he went missing on Monday.
The Guyana Human Rights Association today condemned the Guyana Police Force over its handling of a rape complaint which was followed by the complainant dying by suicide.
Two years after ferocious Atlantic Ocean waves battered the Mahaicony shoreline, destroying millions of dollars’ worth in rice and livestock, over five kilometres of rock-armoured sea defence has been constructed to defend against a possible recurrence.
The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday announced that it has completed the fifth lift of crude oil from the Liza Destiny Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Stabroek Block for this year, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Over 60% of Region Four’s adult population has been fully inoculated even as almost 400,000 adults countrywide have received their first dose of a vaccine.
A magistrate yesterday ruled that there is sufficient evidence for Sophia resident Martin Blair to be committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of his sister’s boyfriend.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr has been faced with a torrent of criticism over his statements in support of the contentious award of a multi-million dollar contract, which he said should be seen as an example of success to inspire black youth.
A week after being challenged by President Irfaan Ali to up their performance, some contractors are mulling the formation of an association to develop their skillset and resources.
Aaron Rodrigues, the Special Constable who crashed into a utility pole along the Mocha Access Road on Saturday, was on Monday slapped with three charges, including causing the death of one of his passengers.